Obituaries
Obituaries for Panebaker Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Inc.
Dorothy Brumgard Swisher Sisemore
Jan 6, 2013
Dorothy “Dottie” Brumgard Swisher Sisemore, 89, of Harlingen, TX died Jan. 6, 2013 at her home. Born January 11, 1923 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Willam and Minnie Loyer Brumgard. She lived in Hanover many years and promoted the singing group The Pixies Three, before relocating to State College and Oklahoma City by the Petrie Corp.,...
Guy G. Buchen
Jan 5, 2013
Guy G. Buchen, 80, entered into God’s eternal care Saturday, January 5, 2012 at his son’s home in Hanover. Born May 29, 1932 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Allen Guy Buchen and Thelma E. Palmer Buchen; and was also preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Christine P. Buchen, who died May 20, 2012;...
Clarence Myers
Jan 4, 2013
Clarence “Spanky” Myers, Jr. 57, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Friday, January 4, 2013 at Hanover Hospital following a period of declining health. Born on March 17, 1955 in Hanover, he was the son of the late Clarence F. Myers, Sr. and Doris Bailey Myers. A 1973 graduate of Westminster High School, he was a self-employed and...
Fannie V. Putman
Jan 2, 2013
Fannie V. Putman, 84, of Hanover, died peacefully on Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at Penn State M.S. Hershey Medical Center following a sudden illness. Born on February 12, 1928 in Emmitsburg, MD, she was a daughter of the late Hiot Charles Snyder and Anne Belle Smith Snyder. She was also preceded in death by a son, Thomas Allen Putman; a...
Amy E. Hartman
Jan 2, 2013
Amy E. Hartman, 90, of Hanover, died Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on September 7, 1922 in West Manheim Twp., she was a daughter of the late John and Sarah (Kleffel) Hahn; and wife of the late Claude H. “Hap” Hartman, who died August 3, 1998. A 1940 graduate of Eichelberger High School, she graduated...
Charles W. Test
Dec 28, 2012
Charles W. Test, Jr., 86, beloved husband of Ingeborg G. McCusker Test of Hanover, passed away peacefully Friday, December 28, 2012 at Cross Keys Village – The Brethren Home Community. Born October 13, 1926 in York, he was a son of the late Charles W. Test, Sr. and Mary Barnes Test and was also preceded in death by a brother,...
Robert C. Alderton
Dec 28, 2012
Robert C. Alderton, 83, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care Friday, December 28, 2012 at Hanover Hospital. Born May 31, 1929 in Lay Hill, MD, he was a son of the late O. Herman and Mary Brumback Alderton. He was the husband of the late Susan A. Alderton, who died in 2000; and was also preceded in death by...
John W. Spangler
Dec 27, 2012
John W. Spangler, Jr., 79, of York, husband of Janet Trone Spangler, died peacefully on Thursday, December 27, 2012 at York Hospital following a brief respiratory illness. Born on May 31, 1933 in Hanover, he was the son of the late John W. Spangler, Sr. and Nettie Ruth Baker Spangler. A 1951 graduate of Eichelberger High School, he furthered his...
Bill Mummert
Dec 25, 2012
K. William Mummert, 82, of Hanover, husband of Daryl Scheivert Mummert, passed on Tuesday, December 25, 2012 at Hanover Hospital after a brief illness following his treatment of lung cancer. Born on December 12, 1930 in Hanover, he was the only child of the late Alvin and Olive Sharrer Mummert. He was a member of the Eichelberger High School Class...
Hilda L. Kopp
Dec 22, 2012
Hilda L. Kopp, 93, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Saturday, December 22, 2012 at Genesis Healthcare Gettysburg Center following a period of declining health. Born on December 3, 1919 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Ferdinand C. and Daisy Wildasin Day. She was also preceded in death by her husband of over 61 years,...
Abigail I. Thomas
Dec 20, 2012
Abigail I. Thomas, 89, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Thursday, December 20, 2012 at Cross Keys Village-The Brethren Home Community. Born on November 3, 1923 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Bertram E. and Mabel E. Berkheimer Moore and wife of the late Luther J. Thomas, Sr., who died in 1993. The last of...
Ronald A. Foreman
Dec 20, 2012
Ronald Ambrose Foreman, 66, of Hanover, died Thursday, December 20, 2012 at his home. Ron was the husband of Kathleen A. (George) Foreman. Born July 19, 1946, in Baltimore, MD., he was the son of William and Zola (Hess) Foreman of Taneytown, Maryland. Ron ran his own business in the Hanover area, Foreman Electric, for over twenty years. He worked...
Hilda M. Folmer
Dec 19, 2012
Hilda M. Folmer, 94, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at Hanover Hall Nursing Center. Born July 30, 1918 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Delphus and Mamie Miller Meckley. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, John W. Folmer, who died in 1995; four brothers, Arlington,...
Arthur H. Mixter
Dec 17, 2012
Arthur H. “Otts” Mixter, 85, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care Monday, December 17, 2012 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born February 11, 1927 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late William C. and Alice Smith Mixter. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 54 years, Joyce Reisinger Mixter, who died in 2001; and...
Frederick T. Ficken
Dec 16, 2012
Frederick T. Ficken, 91, of Hanover and formerly of Egg Harbor, NJ, passed away Sunday, December 16, 2012 at his home. Services and burial will be in Egg Harbor. PDF Printable Version
Steven A. Butler
Dec 13, 2012
Steven A. “Smitty” “Sonny” Butler, 60, of Hanover, devoted husband of Debora Gross Butler, entered into God’s eternal care on Thursday, December 13, 2012 at his home following a courageous battle with brain cancer. Born on November 13, 1952 in Hanover, he was a son of Ida May Teal Butler of Hanover and the late Evan Belmont Butler. Upon graduating...
Juanita Florence Coffey
Dec 11, 2012
Juanita Florence Coffey, 69, previously of New Smyrna Beach, FL, died Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at Genesis-Gettysburg Center. Born on May 17, 1943 in Baltimore, MD, she was a daughter of the late Frederick and Junaita Love Coard. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Naill and her brother Fred Coard. She is survived by two sons, James...
Alan G. Winand
Dec 10, 2012
Wednesday December 12, 2012, 6 pm - 8 pm at Panebaker Funeral Home Click for Map and Directions
David L. Mummert
Dec 2, 2012
David L. Mummert, 68, of East Berlin, husband of Nancy Baber Mummert, entered into God’s eternal care on Sunday, December 2, 2012 at Gettysburg Hospital following a brief illness. Born on August 31, 1944 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Leroy J. and Florence Bricker Mummert. Under David L. Mummert General Contractors, he built homes in the...
Teresa M. Weaver
Nov 30, 2012
Teresa M. Weaver, 86, formerly of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on November 30, 2012 at York Hospital following a short period of declining health. Born on June 7, 1926 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late George A. and Margaret Eckenrode Gotwalt and wife of 51 years to the late George J. Weaver, who died in...
Dorothy Brumgard Swisher Sisemore
Jan 6, 2013
Dorothy “Dottie” Brumgard Swisher Sisemore, 89, of Harlingen, TX died Jan. 6, 2013 at her home. Born January 11, 1923 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Willam and Minnie Loyer Brumgard. She lived in Hanover many years and promoted the singing group The Pixies Three, before relocating to State College and Oklahoma City by the Petrie Corp.,...
Guy G. Buchen
Jan 5, 2013
Guy G. Buchen, 80, entered into God’s eternal care Saturday, January 5, 2012 at his son’s home in Hanover. Born May 29, 1932 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Allen Guy Buchen and Thelma E. Palmer Buchen; and was also preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Christine P. Buchen, who died May 20, 2012;...
Clarence Myers
Jan 4, 2013
Clarence “Spanky” Myers, Jr. 57, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Friday, January 4, 2013 at Hanover Hospital following a period of declining health. Born on March 17, 1955 in Hanover, he was the son of the late Clarence F. Myers, Sr. and Doris Bailey Myers. A 1973 graduate of Westminster High School, he was a self-employed and...
Fannie V. Putman
Jan 2, 2013
Fannie V. Putman, 84, of Hanover, died peacefully on Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at Penn State M.S. Hershey Medical Center following a sudden illness. Born on February 12, 1928 in Emmitsburg, MD, she was a daughter of the late Hiot Charles Snyder and Anne Belle Smith Snyder. She was also preceded in death by a son, Thomas Allen Putman; a...
Amy E. Hartman
Jan 2, 2013
Amy E. Hartman, 90, of Hanover, died Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on September 7, 1922 in West Manheim Twp., she was a daughter of the late John and Sarah (Kleffel) Hahn; and wife of the late Claude H. “Hap” Hartman, who died August 3, 1998. A 1940 graduate of Eichelberger High School, she graduated...
Charles W. Test
Dec 28, 2012
Charles W. Test, Jr., 86, beloved husband of Ingeborg G. McCusker Test of Hanover, passed away peacefully Friday, December 28, 2012 at Cross Keys Village – The Brethren Home Community. Born October 13, 1926 in York, he was a son of the late Charles W. Test, Sr. and Mary Barnes Test and was also preceded in death by a brother,...
Robert C. Alderton
Dec 28, 2012
Robert C. Alderton, 83, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care Friday, December 28, 2012 at Hanover Hospital. Born May 31, 1929 in Lay Hill, MD, he was a son of the late O. Herman and Mary Brumback Alderton. He was the husband of the late Susan A. Alderton, who died in 2000; and was also preceded in death by...
John W. Spangler
Dec 27, 2012
John W. Spangler, Jr., 79, of York, husband of Janet Trone Spangler, died peacefully on Thursday, December 27, 2012 at York Hospital following a brief respiratory illness. Born on May 31, 1933 in Hanover, he was the son of the late John W. Spangler, Sr. and Nettie Ruth Baker Spangler. A 1951 graduate of Eichelberger High School, he furthered his...
Bill Mummert
Dec 25, 2012
K. William Mummert, 82, of Hanover, husband of Daryl Scheivert Mummert, passed on Tuesday, December 25, 2012 at Hanover Hospital after a brief illness following his treatment of lung cancer. Born on December 12, 1930 in Hanover, he was the only child of the late Alvin and Olive Sharrer Mummert. He was a member of the Eichelberger High School Class...
Hilda L. Kopp
Dec 22, 2012
Hilda L. Kopp, 93, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Saturday, December 22, 2012 at Genesis Healthcare Gettysburg Center following a period of declining health. Born on December 3, 1919 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Ferdinand C. and Daisy Wildasin Day. She was also preceded in death by her husband of over 61 years,...
Abigail I. Thomas
Dec 20, 2012
Abigail I. Thomas, 89, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Thursday, December 20, 2012 at Cross Keys Village-The Brethren Home Community. Born on November 3, 1923 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Bertram E. and Mabel E. Berkheimer Moore and wife of the late Luther J. Thomas, Sr., who died in 1993. The last of...
Ronald A. Foreman
Dec 20, 2012
Ronald Ambrose Foreman, 66, of Hanover, died Thursday, December 20, 2012 at his home. Ron was the husband of Kathleen A. (George) Foreman. Born July 19, 1946, in Baltimore, MD., he was the son of William and Zola (Hess) Foreman of Taneytown, Maryland. Ron ran his own business in the Hanover area, Foreman Electric, for over twenty years. He worked...
Hilda M. Folmer
Dec 19, 2012
Hilda M. Folmer, 94, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at Hanover Hall Nursing Center. Born July 30, 1918 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Delphus and Mamie Miller Meckley. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, John W. Folmer, who died in 1995; four brothers, Arlington,...
Arthur H. Mixter
Dec 17, 2012
Arthur H. “Otts” Mixter, 85, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care Monday, December 17, 2012 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born February 11, 1927 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late William C. and Alice Smith Mixter. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 54 years, Joyce Reisinger Mixter, who died in 2001; and...
Frederick T. Ficken
Dec 16, 2012
Frederick T. Ficken, 91, of Hanover and formerly of Egg Harbor, NJ, passed away Sunday, December 16, 2012 at his home. Services and burial will be in Egg Harbor. PDF Printable Version
Steven A. Butler
Dec 13, 2012
Steven A. “Smitty” “Sonny” Butler, 60, of Hanover, devoted husband of Debora Gross Butler, entered into God’s eternal care on Thursday, December 13, 2012 at his home following a courageous battle with brain cancer. Born on November 13, 1952 in Hanover, he was a son of Ida May Teal Butler of Hanover and the late Evan Belmont Butler. Upon graduating...
Juanita Florence Coffey
Dec 11, 2012
Juanita Florence Coffey, 69, previously of New Smyrna Beach, FL, died Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at Genesis-Gettysburg Center. Born on May 17, 1943 in Baltimore, MD, she was a daughter of the late Frederick and Junaita Love Coard. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Naill and her brother Fred Coard. She is survived by two sons, James...
Alan G. Winand
Dec 10, 2012
Wednesday December 12, 2012, 6 pm - 8 pm at Panebaker Funeral Home Click for Map and Directions
David L. Mummert
Dec 2, 2012
David L. Mummert, 68, of East Berlin, husband of Nancy Baber Mummert, entered into God’s eternal care on Sunday, December 2, 2012 at Gettysburg Hospital following a brief illness. Born on August 31, 1944 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Leroy J. and Florence Bricker Mummert. Under David L. Mummert General Contractors, he built homes in the...
Teresa M. Weaver
Nov 30, 2012
Teresa M. Weaver, 86, formerly of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on November 30, 2012 at York Hospital following a short period of declining health. Born on June 7, 1926 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late George A. and Margaret Eckenrode Gotwalt and wife of 51 years to the late George J. Weaver, who died in...

